{"id":2510890,"date":"2025-11-15T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-why-republicans-should-end-the-filibuster\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:03:30","slug":"op-ed-why-republicans-should-end-the-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-why-republicans-should-end-the-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Why Republicans Should End the Filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-why-republicans-should-end-the-filibuster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article argues that conservatives should abandon their longtime defense of the Senate filibuster, which has traditionally been viewed as a safeguard against liberal overreach and a mechanism encouraging bipartisan cooperation. The authors contend that the current political reality makes maintaining the filibuster counterproductive for Republicans, as it effectively allows Democrats to block conservative initiatives even when in the minority. Thay highlight that Democrats are likely to eliminate the filibuster when they regain control, given prior signals and absence of key moderating senators.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating the filibuster would enable Republicans to pass significant conservative reforms through simple majority rule, including dismantling ineffective federal agencies like the Department of Education, enacting tax cuts, implementing election integrity laws such as the SAVE Act, modernizing the census, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-budget-proposes-trillions-in-tax-hikes-partly-repeals-trumps-tax-cuts\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Budget Proposes Trillions in Tax Hikes, Partly Repeals Trump\u2019s Tax Cuts\">rolling back burdensome regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article emphasizes that the filibuster is not a constitutional principle but a 19th-century procedural rule, and preserving it out of fear of future Democratic power is a strategic mistake. Rather, Republicans should preemptively end the filibuster to pursue their policy goals and not be sidelined by a rule that the opposition will likely discard when in power. Ending the filibuster, the authors argue, would empower conservative ideals to flourish rather than betray them.<\/p>\n<p>The piece concludes that if Republicans genuinely believe in their policy vision for a freer and stronger America, they must seize the opportunity to eliminate the filibuster and enact their agenda while they hold the Senate majority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For decades, conservatives have treated the Senate filibuster as a sacred protection against liberal overreach &mdash; a procedural shield that forces bipartisanship and slows the advance of progressive ambitions. But that logic no longer holds. The political and institutional realities of Washington today demand that conservatives reconsider this old orthodoxy. If Republicans wish to enact meaningful reform, the filibuster must go.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-tells-republicans-initiate-nuclear-option-crazy-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/what-is-the-filibuster-and-why-does-trump-want-to-get-rid-of-it-during-the-shutdown\">renewed<\/a> his call for eliminating the filibuster&nbsp;so that Congress can pass his agenda. Although we have long favored maintaining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-good-come-killing-filibuster-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filibuster<\/a> to protect minority rights, we believe President Trump was right to have called for its abolition.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional conservative argument against ending the filibuster is straightforward: when Democrats return to power, they could use a simple majority to enact sweeping left-wing legislation. That concern is real &mdash; but also unavoidable.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s inevitable that Democrats will, upon regaining control, make the Senate a majority-rule body when it suits them.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/newsroom\/research\/schumer-threatens-to-nuke-the-senate-once-again\">signaled<\/a> their intention to abolish the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-warns-republicans-end-filibuster-hand-democrats-future-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filibuster<\/a>. Only former Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2022\/1\/19\/22881837\/senate-filibuster-vote-voting-rights-joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema\">prevented<\/a> then-Majority Leader Chuck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/six-democrats-defied-party-end-schumer-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> from doing so the last time Democrats held the majority. Neither will be in the Senate when Democrats regain control.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup');     if (group===null) {         var rand=Math.random(); 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        }          \/\/ Add custom styles for STN player         const style=document.createElement('style');         style.textContent=`         #videoPlayer {             min-height: 460px;             margin-bottom: 10px;         }         @media only screen and (max-width: 780px) {             #videoPlayer {                 min-height: 200px;             }         }         `;         document.head.appendChild(style);          \/\/ Add needed div for STN player         const stnDiv=document.createElement(\"div\");         \/\/ add data-stn-player attribute         stnDiv.setAttribute(\"data-stn-player\", \"s28Az7AY\");         document.getElementById(\"videoPlayer\").appendChild(stnDiv);           \/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #videoPlayer and observe it         let paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#videoPlayer\", 2);         observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ Assign user to a group window.adUserGroup=assignSplitTestGroup(); let isSubbed=getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ); 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The only real question is who benefits from its demise. Republicans can either cling to a relic and let Democrats strike first &mdash; or they can take the initiative, end the filibuster now, and use the time they have in power to pass the core elements of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-stopped-worrying-and-learned-to-love-inflation\/\" title=\"How Biden Stopped Worrying and Learned To Love Inflation\">conservative policy revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine what could be achieved under simple majority rule! Congress could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dismantle ossified federal departments &#038;mdash<\/a>; starting with the Department of Education, which long ago abandoned its original purpose and now serves mainly as an enforcement arm for progressive orthodoxy. It could enact a new round of tax cuts to unleash economic growth and produce the &ldquo;roaring economy&rdquo; that President Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6504593\/donald-trump-state-of-the-union-cusma\/\">promised<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans could also pass critical election integrity reforms such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-save-act-citizenship-voting-elections-a37c139461d11eb5f82086680b67ffe7\">SAVE Act<\/a>, ensuring that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. They could modernize the census to produce a more accurate count &mdash; one that excludes non-citizens from apportionment and redistricting calculations, thereby restoring fairness to congressional representation. And they could roll back layers of bureaucratic regulation that have smothered innovation and productivity for decades.<\/p>\n<p>None of these goals can be achieved under current Senate rules. The 60-vote threshold to end debate means that almost any significant Republican initiative is dead on arrival. In practice, the filibuster gives Democrats veto power over conservative governance even when they are in the minority. That is not constitutional design; it is self-inflicted paralysis.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives must recognize that procedure is not principle. The Founding Fathers never envisioned a supermajority requirement for ordinary legislation; the Senate filibuster is a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialstudieshelp.com\/ap-government-and-politics\/the-senate-filibuster-history-rules-and-reform-debates\/\">19th-century invention<\/a>, not a constitutional safeguard. Preserving it out of habit or fear of future Democratic power is strategic folly. When Democrats inevitably change the rules, they will do so to impose their own radical agenda &mdash; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-senator-flirted-court-packing-defends-ketanji-brown-jacksons-ludicrous-dissents-not-ordinary-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court packing<\/a> to sweeping climate mandates to passing spending packages that fill their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sens-who-confirmed-austin-have-no-reason-to-oppose-hegseth\/\" title=\"Sens. Who Confirmed Austin Have No Reason To Oppose Hegseth\">political allies&#038;rsquo<\/a>; pockets at home and abroad. The prudent move is to act first.<\/p>\n<p>Ending the filibuster would not betray conservative ideals. Just the opposite. It would finally allow those ideals to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were elected to deliver results, not to be handcuffed by a rule the opposition will soon discard. If Republicans truly believe their policies will make America freer, stronger, and more prosperous, then they must seize the means to enact them. The filibuster&rsquo;s time has passed. Conservatives should end it before Democrats do.<\/p>\n<p><em>James Carter is a former Deputy Undersecretary of Labor (2006-2007). He later headed President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s tax team during the 2016-2017 transition and served as director of the America First Policy Institute&rsquo;s Center for American Prosperity (2021-2023). 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